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This text explores how austerity came to be the predominant fiscal policy response to the Great Recession in Europe, even for centre-left governments. It examines the political consequences of this response, combining qualitative and quantitative methods and drawing on a wide range of empirical evidence.

This text explores how austerity came to be the predominant fiscal policy response to the Great Recession in Europe, even for centre-left governments. It examines the political consequences of this response, combining qualitative and quantitative methods and drawing on a wide range of empirical evidence.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- FOREWORD -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- The General Theory -- The Computer Model -- The GLOBUS Project -- Book Structure -- 2. DOMESTIC ECONOMIC PROCESSES -- Introduction -- Theoretical Structure -- Parameters and Initial Values -- Illustrative Results -- Future Developments -- Appendix -- 3. DOMESTIC POLITICAL PROCESSES -- Introduction -- Theoretical Structure -- Parameters and Initial Values -- Illustrative Results -- Future Developments -- Appendix -- 4. DEMOGRAPHIC PROCESSES -- Introduction -- Theoretical Structure -- Parameters and Initial Values -- Illustrative Results -- Future Developments -- Appendix -- 5. GOVERNMENT BUDGET PROCESSES -- Introduction -- Theoretical Structure -- Parameters and Initial Values -- Illustrative Results -- Future Developments -- Appendix -- 6. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC PROCESSES -- Introduction -- Theoretical Structure -- Parameters and Initial Values -- Illustrative Results -- Future Developments -- Appendix -- 7. INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL PROCESSES -- Introduction -- Theoretical Structure -- Parameters and Initial Values -- Illustrative Results -- Future Developments -- Appendix -- 8. EVALUATING GLOBUS -- Evaluation Criteria -- Method of Assessing Verisimilitude -- Some Verisimilitude Results -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX I - THE GLOBUS SIMULATION PACKAGE -- APPENDIX II - MATHEMATICAL ASPECTS OF GLOBUS -- APPENDIX III - GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

This is a collection of independent works on the GLOBUS model. A first and basic application of the GLOBUS model was made through the computation of its standard run for the years 1970-2010. Stated in the simplest possible terms GLOBUS is a computer simulation model of many important macropolitical and macroeconomic relationships within and among 25 prominent contemporary nations plus a rest-of-world entity. It is designed and used to explore possible solutions to long-term global problems.

This book analyses the distribution and utilisation of the water of the Euphrates and Tigris river system from the perspective of international law. It shows which international treaties and provisions of international customary law regulating the non-navigational use of international freshwater systems are binding for the riparian states, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, and how the distribution and utilisation of the waters of the river system are governed by these. this study uses two Turkish dams - the Ataturk Dam on the Euphrates and the Ilisu Dam on the Tigris - to illustrate which provisions of international law are binding and what problems arise concerning the application of these principles